Perry Secures Spot on Karl Malone Award Watch List
October 17, 2019 | Men's Basketball
by Matt Dunaway, Associate Director/Communications
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts – Mississippi State's Reggie Perry was one of 20 players to secure a spot to the prestigious Karl Malone Award Watch List announced Thursday by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Malone Award is one of five preseason honors presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The list includes the Bob Cousy, Jerry West, Julius Erving, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar awards.
The Bulldogs have had a player listed for one of the five awards listed above four times under fifth-year head coach Ben Howland. Quinndary Weatherspoon was a candidate for the West Award leading into the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons and was a top 10 finalist last season.
New to the award this season is Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds which opens Friday. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2020 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2020 Karl Malone Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 10, 2020, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award include Zion Williamson (Duke, 2019), Deandre Ayton (Arizona, 2018), Johnathan Motley (Baylor, 2017), Georges Niang (Iowa State, 2016) and Montrezl Harrell (Louisville, 2015).
Perry has already been named a preseason All-America selection and is a consensus preseason All-SEC First-Team pick by various outlets. He joined Erick Dampier in 1994-95 as the only sophomores in program history to garner preseason All-SEC First-Team accolades by the league's media.
Perry is coming off a busy offseason where he participated at the NBA Draft Combine and captured MVP honors at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Greece. He came away with 13.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as Team USA secured a 7-0 record en route to a gold medal.
Perry was an All-SEC Freshman Team honoree last season. He collected 12 of his 17 performance in double figures versus SEC opponents. Perry registered 11.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in conference play. The 8.2 rebounds were tops among SEC freshmen and rated third overall. He scored a season-high 21 points to fuel victories at Ole Miss and against South Carolina during February.
The first opportunity to watch the 2019-20 Bulldogs inside Humphrey Coliseum will be Sunday, October 27 when Mississippi State plays host to South Alabama in a charity exhibition game to benefit the United Way of West Central Mississippi and those affected by the flood waters in the South Delta.
Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m. CT with free admission. Doors to Humphrey Coliseum will open at 2 p.m. CT with standard gameday security procedures in-place which include walk-through metal detectors and the clear bag policy.
Mississippi State will carry a SEC-best, 22-game non-conference home winning streak into its regular season opener versus Florida International on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Tipoff is on-tap for 7 p.m. CT at The Hump, and the game will be streamed live by SEC Network+ via the WatchESPN platform.
Mississippi State is offering a pair of new fan-focused season ticket options for the 2019-20 season which includes the addition of general admission seating to men's basketball. A traditional general admission season ticket for seats in designated areas of the 200 level are available for only $155, while reserved seat season tickets are available for $275.
The second offering is a first-of-its-kind mobile access season ticket, the mobile access pass. This new ticketing option will provide exclusive access to already-sold lower level seats during non-conference games inside Humphrey Coliseum, and a 200 level general admission ticket for all conference games.
During non-conference play, fans with the mobile access pass will be digitally delivered a general admission ticket for a designated lower level section each game and will have access to sit in any open seat within that designated section. The non-conference option is available for $65 whereas the entire season pass is available for $180. Learn more about this new offering at www.HailState.com/accesspass.
Mississippi State posted a 23-11 on-court record last season and secured the program's 11th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bulldogs have dialed up 48 on-court victories over the last two seasons which is tied for second-most in program history over a two-year span and fourth among SEC schools.
Mississippi State's roster features a solid nucleus of five returning players who combined for 83 starts and close to 50 percent of the team's points in Abdul Ado, Tyson Carter, Reggie Perry, Nick Weatherspoon and Robert Woodard II.
The quintet is joined by veteran postmen KeyShawn Feazell and E.J. Datcher along with a talented freshmen class which features Devin Butts, Elias King, Iverson Molinar and Quinten Post. After redshirting the 2018-19 season, Prince Oduro and D.J. Stewart also are ready to make an impact during their first season for the Maroon and White.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its social media outlets by searching 'HailStateMBK' on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts – Mississippi State's Reggie Perry was one of 20 players to secure a spot to the prestigious Karl Malone Award Watch List announced Thursday by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Malone Award is one of five preseason honors presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The list includes the Bob Cousy, Jerry West, Julius Erving, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar awards.
The Bulldogs have had a player listed for one of the five awards listed above four times under fifth-year head coach Ben Howland. Quinndary Weatherspoon was a candidate for the West Award leading into the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons and was a top 10 finalist last season.
New to the award this season is Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds which opens Friday. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2020 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2020 Karl Malone Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 10, 2020, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award include Zion Williamson (Duke, 2019), Deandre Ayton (Arizona, 2018), Johnathan Motley (Baylor, 2017), Georges Niang (Iowa State, 2016) and Montrezl Harrell (Louisville, 2015).
Perry has already been named a preseason All-America selection and is a consensus preseason All-SEC First-Team pick by various outlets. He joined Erick Dampier in 1994-95 as the only sophomores in program history to garner preseason All-SEC First-Team accolades by the league's media.
Perry is coming off a busy offseason where he participated at the NBA Draft Combine and captured MVP honors at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Greece. He came away with 13.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as Team USA secured a 7-0 record en route to a gold medal.
Perry was an All-SEC Freshman Team honoree last season. He collected 12 of his 17 performance in double figures versus SEC opponents. Perry registered 11.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in conference play. The 8.2 rebounds were tops among SEC freshmen and rated third overall. He scored a season-high 21 points to fuel victories at Ole Miss and against South Carolina during February.
The first opportunity to watch the 2019-20 Bulldogs inside Humphrey Coliseum will be Sunday, October 27 when Mississippi State plays host to South Alabama in a charity exhibition game to benefit the United Way of West Central Mississippi and those affected by the flood waters in the South Delta.
Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m. CT with free admission. Doors to Humphrey Coliseum will open at 2 p.m. CT with standard gameday security procedures in-place which include walk-through metal detectors and the clear bag policy.
Mississippi State will carry a SEC-best, 22-game non-conference home winning streak into its regular season opener versus Florida International on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Tipoff is on-tap for 7 p.m. CT at The Hump, and the game will be streamed live by SEC Network+ via the WatchESPN platform.
Mississippi State is offering a pair of new fan-focused season ticket options for the 2019-20 season which includes the addition of general admission seating to men's basketball. A traditional general admission season ticket for seats in designated areas of the 200 level are available for only $155, while reserved seat season tickets are available for $275.
The second offering is a first-of-its-kind mobile access season ticket, the mobile access pass. This new ticketing option will provide exclusive access to already-sold lower level seats during non-conference games inside Humphrey Coliseum, and a 200 level general admission ticket for all conference games.
During non-conference play, fans with the mobile access pass will be digitally delivered a general admission ticket for a designated lower level section each game and will have access to sit in any open seat within that designated section. The non-conference option is available for $65 whereas the entire season pass is available for $180. Learn more about this new offering at www.HailState.com/accesspass.
Mississippi State posted a 23-11 on-court record last season and secured the program's 11th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bulldogs have dialed up 48 on-court victories over the last two seasons which is tied for second-most in program history over a two-year span and fourth among SEC schools.
Mississippi State's roster features a solid nucleus of five returning players who combined for 83 starts and close to 50 percent of the team's points in Abdul Ado, Tyson Carter, Reggie Perry, Nick Weatherspoon and Robert Woodard II.
The quintet is joined by veteran postmen KeyShawn Feazell and E.J. Datcher along with a talented freshmen class which features Devin Butts, Elias King, Iverson Molinar and Quinten Post. After redshirting the 2018-19 season, Prince Oduro and D.J. Stewart also are ready to make an impact during their first season for the Maroon and White.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its social media outlets by searching 'HailStateMBK' on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
2020 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award Candidates
Name, School
Tristan Clark, Baylor
Yoeli Childs, BYU
Lamine Diane, Cal State Northridge
Obi Toppin, Dayton
Killian Tillie, Gonzaga
EJ Montgomery, Kentucky
Trendon Watford, LSU
Jalen Smith, Maryland
Xavier Tilman, Michigan State
Reggie Perry, Mississippi State
Garrison Brooks, North Carolina
John Mooney, Notre Dame
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
Brady Manek, Oklahoma
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Trevion Williams, Purdue
Isaiah Mobley, Southern Cal
Alexis Yetna, South Florida
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia
Tyrique Jones, Xavier
Name, School
Tristan Clark, Baylor
Yoeli Childs, BYU
Lamine Diane, Cal State Northridge
Obi Toppin, Dayton
Killian Tillie, Gonzaga
EJ Montgomery, Kentucky
Trendon Watford, LSU
Jalen Smith, Maryland
Xavier Tilman, Michigan State
Reggie Perry, Mississippi State
Garrison Brooks, North Carolina
John Mooney, Notre Dame
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
Brady Manek, Oklahoma
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Trevion Williams, Purdue
Isaiah Mobley, Southern Cal
Alexis Yetna, South Florida
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia
Tyrique Jones, Xavier
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